Medical experts call for adult national vaccine programme Medical experts have called for a full national vaccination programme for adults, similar to what is available for children and for the shingles vaccine to be made free for older people.

Medical experts have called for a full national vaccination programme for adults, similar to what is available for children and for the shingles vaccine to be made free for older people

Paul Farrell: It’s delusional to think universities will thrive without extra funding “The value of an idea lies in the using of it,” said Thomas Edison, whose many credited inventions include the commercially viable light bulb. It remains as true today as it did a century ago.

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Measles, Misinformation & RFK Jr: The Vaccine Hesitancy Effect | Newstalk This week, the United States reported its highest number of measles cases in 33 years. Across Eur...

The incredible @lukeanthonyoneill.bsky.social tells the truth about measles and vaccines- listen up @rfk-junior.bsky.social www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new...

Debunked: Deepfakes of Brendan Gleeson, Luke O’Neill, and Sharon Tobin appear in hoax medicine ads The AI-generated celebs tout a miracle cure which they claim has been banned in Ireland.

This describes a scam video of me which seeks money. Please resend.

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Big thanks to Ruth Driver, St Kevin’s Community College, Dunlavin, County Wicklow and her students who did projects based on my Podcast ‘Show Me the Science’. Well done to the winners- great art and science!

The global fight for science in the face of Trump’s attacks As Trump takes aim at science and institutions, other nations double down on research and innovation

Great interview with Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council, who recently visited Dublin

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Some memories of last week's Dublin visit of President of the European Research Council @erc.europa.eu, Prof Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social

The keynote speaker at an ERC Impact Forum hosted by Research Ireland, Prof. Leptin also held a series of engagements with research and political leaders.

Very productive visit from ERC President Maria Leptin - on the same page as our Taoiseach and Minister for Science when it comes to the need for increased funding for science in Ireland and Europe and ERC independence

The latest ERC Magazine is packed with insights on public engagement in science!

ERC Scientific Council member @lukeanthonyoneill.bsky.social shares why it matters, plus get tips from 2024 PERA winners on how to make your research heard.

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#SciComm #FrontierResearch #ERCengage 🧪

With the great Leo Enright, Irish science champion, at a lunch where I spoke about the importance of the European Research Council for European science and competitiveness to the Irish branch of the Association of European journalists ahead of President Leptin’s visit next week.

Mobile Music Machine rocks on-played in The Residence City West this week- @geraldperegrine @niamhkavanagh93 @SandraOman1
@NiallTrumpet Drazen Derek,
Tnx to @TBanotti Creative Ireland for support. Immense health benefits from live music- long may this continue!

Support Go Johnnie Go! Raising Funds for Canc on iDonate.ie Go Johnnie Go! Raising Funds for Cancer Clinical Research Trust for Cancer Clinical Research Trust (CCRT) - The Caroline Foundation, created by Johnnie Go Go Go | iDonate.ie

On 1st Mar 2025 77 year old Johnnie will race the LUAS in Dublin to raise funds for the Cancer Clinical Research Trust. In 2023 Johnnie received immunotherapy for cancer from the Oncology Team at St Vincent's hospital- support greatly appreciated.

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Love Me Too SMO · Love Me Too · Song · 2025

In need of a tune? Better Call Smo. ‘Love me too’ out today.

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Did a bit of science and music tourism in Soho, London today- the pump which John Snow showed was the source of the 1854 cholera outbreak and Trident studios where Bowie recorded Space Oddity and Beatles Hey Jude.

Tune in at 7pm tonight to Dublin City FM Resonate Christmas special - the most unusual collection of Christmas songs you’ll hear! 103.2 or online - dublincityfm.ie
Merry Christmas!

ImmunoTea Episode 24 - Innate Immunity and Immunometabolism ImmunoTea: Your Immunology Podcast · Episode

Had great fun talking all things immunological to Lara and Vyanka on their ImmunoTea Podcast.

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The 2025 EMBL Annual Poster, listing all of the courses and conferences taking place in 2025 at EMBL

Hi Bluesky community! 👋

Are you looking forward to 2025 as much as we are? 👀

We just updated our 2025 Annual Poster to include even more events for you to join, so go and have a look!

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#EMBLEvents #molecularbiology #lifesciencetraining

If you’re at a loose end on this cold wet Sunday come and get warm with the Metabollix tonight in Walter’s Dun Laoghaire to celebrate the hard work of nurses from St James’s hospital and raise money for Operation Childlife - Irish surgeons in Africa/Asia helping sickest kids.

Because we enjoyed the last one so much, The Metabollix will be in Walter’s Dun Laoghaire this Sunday Dec 8th, playing a gig in honor of the nurses of St James’s hospital and also for Operation Childlife. All welcome-Get your Christmas off to a rockin start.

With the great Peter Doherty on our way to the Burnet Oration dinner of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology, Sydney harbour

Luke O’Neill: Grumpy old folk? Nonsense. We actually get happier as we age Pete Townshend of The Who wrote the song My Generation with its memorable line of “I hope I die before I get old”. He’s now the ripe old age of 79 and guess what? He’s probably happier than ever.

The fascinating U bend of happiness
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192. The Science Of Heart Attacks Show Me the Science with Luke O'Neill · Episode

My latest Podcast on fascinating study on monocytes, the brain, sleep and heart attacks. open.spotify.com/episode/0VWm...

Great to see the Corrs and the Script coming to Sydney

In Sydney at the superb Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology meeting. Great science and great laughs at the Lafferty debate on whether the US is the best place to do a postdoc.